378 - The 5 Most Common BJJ and Judo Injuries and What to Do About Them, with Joshua Arellano, Pt

Joshua Arellano is a physiotherapist with a black belt in Judo and a brown belt in BJJ. He works with combat athletes on rehab, prehab, and injury prevention, and - since injury is the enemy of progress - I was thrilled to pick his brain on the podcast to help everyone have a healthier grappling career!

00:39 - Judo and jiu-jitsu damage on the body
09:37 - The 5 most common injuries that you see in judo and jiu-jitsu
10:43 - Knee injuries
24:51 - Neck injuries
40:42 - Elbow injuries
45:01 - Is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation outdated?
59:16 - Shoulder Injuries
1:03:33 - Learning to fall
1:05:16 - Small joint injuries
1:11:55 - How to contact Joshua Arellano, Physiotherapist

Related to this topic are the two volumes in the BJJ for Old F***s series. If you're worried about or working around an injury consider checking out

1) BJJ for Old F***s, the Guard at https://www.grapplearts.com/oldguard

and

2) Guard Passing for Old F***s at
https://www.grapplearts.com/oldpass

Thank you!
Stephan Kesting